Epic buys out Psyonix devs, set to bar game from Steam

[Nautilus]

CGI-Quality said:

Nautilus said:

"The store is barebones" - This one I have zero gripes with.I play for the games, as most people do.

"Their security is sketchy" - I can get behind this one.I mean, its more of a privacy issue, but yeah, this one sucks.

"Exclusivity shouldn't be bought nearly two weeks from launch" - This one would be a problem if you had to pay extra to get it.But no, its as simple as downloading another storefront, all for free.So nah, no problems at all.

Again, I dont speak for everyone, but as I have written in my reply to Chazore, given the ammount of dev behind Epic, the success stories it has so far(there are only a few true, but this new Epic is also something relatively new too), and the fact that Epic seems to be doubling down on the tactic all seems to point that gamers in general are fine with this.

Regarding that last one, Epic doesn't allow 3rd party sellers to distribute Epic keys, meaning the games are launching at higher prices, for many, than they would as Steam releases. 

Either way, those remain solid reasons to take issue with Epic. Them 'doubling down' doesn't necessarily mean people are okay with it (they backtracked a bit with this announcement, for example). It just means they currently have the capacity and funds to push forth with their agenda, but it is still too early to know if it is either paying off or headed for a crash landing.

But games are launching at 60 dollars at the storefront, arent they?So at least at launch, isint it the same as Steam?

Yeah, but people can have any number of issues with any number of situations.But those issues being relevant or worthwhile is another story.Im giving a reason why the ammount of people that do have a problem with Epic is small, and thus from a business point of view(if what Epic is doing is sustainable) it wont matter to Epic and thus they will keep doing what they are doing.